Cannabis News

SACRAMENTO, CA – A bill making its way through the California state legislature would permit small marijuana growers to sell their products directly to consumers at state-organized farmers markets and other temporary events, Marijuana Moment reports. Sponsored by Assemblymember Gail Pellerin (D), the measure was approved in a 4-0 vote last week by the Senate […]

WILINGTON, DE – Delaware is moving forward with the process of opening for business on recreational marijuana sales, according to Delaware Online. On Monday, the state will begin accepting online applications for adult-use sales, two weeks ahead of schedule.    Under a bill signed last year by Gov. Jay Carney, existing medical marijuana businesses will […]

Fascinating and confusing new news is coming out about marijuana and the heart. A recently published story shows that after suffering a heart attack, adults who consumed marijuana seemed to do better than those who did not consume cannabis. Why is this new study so confusing? It is because previous bodies of research in the […]

BISMARCK, ND – Voters in North Dakota will have the opportunity this fall to decide whether to legalize recreational marijuana in the state. According to an Associated Press report, North Dakota Secretary of State Michael Howe announced that a ballot initiative calling for legalization has qualified for the November election.  Howe said that his office […]

New research indicates that cannabis-based therapeutics may benefit those coping with the significant effects of Tourette syndrome. By compiling data from nine different studies involving 401 patients, the new review suggests that cannabis-based medicine helps reduce the severity of Tourette syndrome-related “tics,” providing some measure of relief when few other treatment options are available. The […]

Patients with Tourette syndrome (TS) can potentially benefit from the use of cannabis-based medicine, according to new studies reported by Marijuana Moment. TS is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by motor and phonic tics that affects between 0.3% and 0.7% of children. A new scientific review published last month in the European Journal of Clinical Pharmacology […]

ALBANY, NY – A survey in New York state found that the use of marijuana has made patients less reliant on taking prescription opioids to manage their pain, according to a report by NORML. The New York State Office of Cannabis Management released the results of the survey of over 4,000 providers and 123,000 patients […]

Many gardeners and cultivators happily share essential tips and tricks of the trade with novice growers. However, the real secrets of a gardener’s success are often kept secret, leaving people to wonder how that squash grew so big or why those roses smell so luxurious. Cannabis cultivators are no different. Many have closely guarded secrets […]

WASHINGTON, D.C. – A group of Democratic senators expressed their support for re-scheduling marijuana under federal law but said the reform should go even further, according to MJBizDaily. The seven lawmakers sent a letter to Attorney General Merrick Garland and Drug Enforcement Administration Administrator Anne Milgram last week, backing the DEA’s proposal to transfer marijuana […]

A new federal report explains what most scientists and cannabis researchers already knew. What is this breakthrough? It’s that federal laws prohibiting marijuana prevent the government and researchers from fully understanding the medicinal and therapeutic benefits of the cannabis plant. While this may not come as a surprise to the readers of our website, the […]